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Fixing Bill Haley

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    Ken Bourke 

  • Notes

    A play for post-primary school students.

  • Synopsis

    Fixing Bill Haley encourages pupils to consider work in a holistic way, inviting them to look at their lives as a whole and to consider work as one part of it. It explores different value systems in relation to work and encourages pupils to develop a creative and imaginative response to work.

  • Play Type

    Theatre for Young Audiences

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

  • Cast Size Male

    2

  • Cast Size Female

    2

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION

  • Date of First Production

    11 September 1995

  • Producer

    Produced by TEAM Educational Theatre Company

  • Original Venue

  • Venue Notes

    First performed in Firhouse Community College, Dublin 24, as part of a tour to schools.

Original Cast  
Monica Sarah FitzGibbon
Gavin Enda Kilroy
Jackie Anna Galligan
Tony Gary Flood
Production Team  
Director Patrick Sutton
Set Designer Barbara Bradshaw
Costume Designer Barbara Bradshaw
Music by Thomas McLaughlin
Production Manager Pauline Donnelly
Education Officer Sharon Murphy (1)
Administrator Emer McGowan
Company Artistic Director Susie Kennedy

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SOURCE OF INFORMATION

The information for this entry was taken from the teachers' information pack for the original production.